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Hi, I have a new G5 DUAL 2GHz and want to use my DIGI9652 from my G4 where (it was) working very good.
What is happening... (after installing it in the G5) Push the powerbutton and "SMOKE".
The Card and the G5 Slot are burned !!.
Later i went to the RME page and read this in the not so easy finding menu.

important information on compatibility with Apple G5 computersRME updates information on G5 compatibility
All currently available RME interface cards are fully compatible to Apple's new G5 computers. They operate at the reduced voltage of 3.3V, and therefore provide the second notch at the PCI contacts to fit in any PCI-X slot. This is especially true for all PCI cards of the HDSP series, HDSP PCI, HDSP 9652 and HDSP 9632.

Older cards are in many cases not compatible: Hammerfall (DIGI9636 and DIGI9652) revision 1.5/1.6: These cards have been shipped since June 2000. Until the end of 2002, cards have been shipped, which included a PCB error, making them incompatible to PCI-X slot computers. Unfortunately it is not possible to define the time frame more accurately, nor to list the affected manufacturing dates.

DIGI96 series: The PCB error also affects all cards of the DIGI96 series until the end of 2002. Unfortunately it is again not possible to define the time frame more accurately, nor to list the affected manufacturing dates.

Using one of the above cards in an Apple G5 computer can cause serious damage to both DIGI96 and Hammerfall series of cards, as well as damage the G5. Therefore RME strongly advises to have all cards meeting the above criteria to be checked by RME before using them in a G5. Checking and - if neccessary - modification is done for free by RME's representatives.

Hammerfall (DIGI9636 / DIGI9652) revision 1.1: These cards, manufactured from 1999 to April 2001, are not Mac compatible at all - and thus can't be used in a G5 anyway.

Note: the revision is printed on the PCB. The date time of manufacturing is coded as week/year on the back of the cards, within a copper area (for example 17/01 for week 17 in 2001).

Why they don't put that on the Mainpage and TOP in Extra RED color?
Is it not so important? What about people that have no easy internet access...Now we will have some money for that s**t from RME, but we will see what happens... to be coninued.
Greetz
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Most all CPUs have some errata (flaws) as you'll remember from links to errata docs in the past here. Many times the flaws are so obscure they may rarely be encountered by end users and there's workarounds usually listed for them by the mfr. Yesterday a reader sent a link to an older article at the Register titled IBM's PowerPC 1GHz chip only runs properly at 933MHz that links to an IBM 750GX errata pdf doc that lists some instructions that don't function properly at the CPU's rated speed.
The table on page 17-18 for Erratum 8 (Move condition register field and logical condition register instructions) lists affected P/Ns up to 1GHz and what speeds are the actual maximum for each (for instance 933MHz for the 1GHz part). It does not list a 1.1GHz part in that table, unless they didn't update it for the 1.1GHz 750GX or it's been fixed in a later stepping of the 1.1GHz rated part.
I wrote Powerlogix last night for comments on this and they said they have a call in to IBM on this and will get back to me. (Nate's review of the PL G3 1GHz/1.1GHz vs G4/1GHz, G4/800MHz and G4/550MHz CPU ZIF Upgrades here didn't mention any functional problems running common apps and games.)

There's a press release on the GoForce 3D 4500, which features "High-Performance 3D and Multimedia Functionality, Revolutionary Power Management, and 3.1 Megapixel Camera Support in a Single Processor". Nvidia's website has a new GoForce 3D 4500 page which lists its features:

Specifically designed for handsets, the GoForce 3D 4500 features geometry processing for arcade-quality 3D acceleration and gaming

Programmable shaders, bilinear and trilinear texture filtering,
texture compression, support for six simultaneous textures, and a 40-bit color pipeline for high-resolution detailed images

Revolutionary new NVIDIA nPower technology for better battery life allowing for longer talk time

Support for MPEG-4 and H.263 formats for VHS-quality recording and playback

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